What can you see in the textured pattern around the leg of these cosy DK (8ply) socks?
Are they mountains and valleys? Are they waves in the sea? Are they life’s ups and downs? They are whatever you want them to be, and being well-travelled doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ve headed into the back of beyond with your rucksack. There’s more than one way to travel through life.
The socks are quick to knit and the pattern is easy to memorise. They have a heel flap and gusset; the Ribbed Heel flap is created with slip stitches to give a comfortable, cushioned heel. The pattern is written for four sizes from 8 – 9½ inches (20-24cm) foot circumference.
You can read more about the pattern in this blog post: Well-Travelled Socks
Useful to know
Size
To fit ball of foot circumference 8 [8½:9:9½] inches ; 20 [22:23:24] cm
Yarn
1 or 2 x 100g ball West Yorkshire Spinners Wool Revival in Sage
OR
1 or 2 x 100g West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply in Spruce and Cobalt ** this yarn is held double**
For WYS yarn stockists, click here.
A note about yarn meterage – the socks pictured are knitted on 44sts and are a UK size 6. I needed more than one ball of 4ply to make the socks (I ran out just before the end of the second sock using one colour, hence the contrast toes), and I just about got one pair out of the DK yarn. Unless you are making the smallest size for a small shoe size, I would recommend two balls of yarn (or certainly one ball plus an amount for contrasts) for these socks.
Materials
3.5mm needles – short circular needle, DPNs (double pointed needles) or 80cm circular for magic loop
1 set DPNs size 4.0mm (optional for a looser cuff)
1 set DPNs size 3.5mm (not required for magic loop)
Stitch holder (optional)
Stitch markers
Wool needle
Tension
21 sts to 10 cm (4 ins) in stocking stitch (worked in the round) on 2.5mm needles.
This pattern is for:
- Knitters who can confidently cast on, knit and purl. (I’ll help you with the rest!)
- People who want to show off their hand knitted socks in their boots
- Knitters who want a quick finish – DK socks are great for a speedy sock knit!
Printing info:
The pattern is 11 pages long.
- 9 pages of pattern including written instructions and charts
- 2 pages of additional information at the end
This pattern is based on my Basic 4ply Socks pattern, which means that you can find photo and video help in the Winwick Mum Sockalong tutorials. You can find out more here:
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